Place Names Starting with Y

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YAMATO (Country) Japanese
Possibly related to Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain". This was the old name for the area around the city of Nara, though it was later applied to the entire country of Japan. Chinese scribes originally wrote this name using the character meaning "short". However, this was revised to the more favourable meaning "harmony" in the 8th century. The prefixed character means "great".
YAMUNA (River) Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit
Name of an Indian river, which is possibly derived from the name of the goddess YAMI.
YARDEN (River) Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Hebrew form of JORDAN.
YERICHO (Settlement) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JERICHO.
YINDU (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of INDIA.
YISRA'EL (Country) Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ISRAEL.
YORK (Settlement & Political Subdivision) English
From Eboracum, the Latinized form of a Brythonic name like Eburacon meaning "yew". It was altered by association with Old English Eoforwic meaning "pig farm". This is the name of a city in northern England. The American city and state of New York were named after the Duke of York (James II of England).
YOXALL (Settlement) English
Derived from Old English geoc "oxen yoke" and halh "nook, recess". This is the name of a town in Staffordshire.
YUENAN (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of VIETNAM.
YUGANDA (Country) Eastern African, Ganda
Luganda variant form of UGANDA.
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